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Indian Gaming Conference Focuses on Political Issues

The event is sponsored by the California Nations Indian Gaming
Association, a non-profit group of tribal governments dedicated to the
protection of tribal sovereignty and the right of tribes to game on Indian
lands.

Tribal leaders from throughout California will be attending what promises
to be the largest conference and trade show in WICG history. More than 1,000
tribal members, gaming industry executives, regulators and others are expected
to attend this year's event.

Exhibits featuring the latest gaming industry technology will be on
display in the spacious convention center. More than 130 exhibitors are
expected to participate in this year's event.

Seminars will focus on many of the cutting edge issues surrounding tribal
government gaming in California and throughout the country. CNIGA Chairman
Anthony Miranda will deliver a "State of Tribal Nations" address Wednesday
morning, Jan. 14, at the Wyndham Hotel, the host resort for WIGC.

"Gaming has provided American Indians with a great opportunity to rebuild
tribal nations nearly destroyed by generations of poverty and neglect, but we
also face a myriad of challenges," Miranda says. "This year's conference will
address head-on both the opportunities and challenges.

"Anyone involved in the operational side of the industry or interested in
the politics, economic and cultural aspects of tribal government gaming will
find the exhibits and two days of seminars rewarding and informative."

The Palm Springs Convention Center is located at 277 North Avenida
Caballeros, Palm Springs, CA. Susan Jensen will be on site at the conference
to coordinate interview and coverage requests, and can be reached by calling
916-769-5522. Individuals wishing to attend the conference may register
on-site on Wednesday, January 14 & Thursday, January 15.

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